Mason (Remington Ranch Book 1) (Contemporary Western Romance) by SJ McCoy Page A

Shane and definitely be able to avoid Mason. She'd only seen Shane briefly and had three major run-ins with Mason. Liam wasn't going to come at all and yet here she was waiting for him to land. The fact that he was going to have Kaitlyn and Ian along for the trip confused matters more.
    When she'd asked Liam to come, she'd been hoping the two of them would get to spend some time together. That she'd be able to share the place she loved with him and that, seeing him here, she would remember what she loved about him. She'd begged him to come because she'd believed that his presence would be enough to make Mason leave her alone. Even that had been turned on its head! She was dreading him coming, dreading having to spend time with Kaitlyn and Ian, and seriously regretting the fact that she'd told Mason he should come out to Chico to meet Liam!
    She stood up as passengers started coming down the escalator towards the baggage claim area. Ian spotted her first and waved. She waved back and frowned as she saw Kaitlyn leaning a little too close to Liam, smiling up at him as she said something that made him laugh. The two of them didn't even notice her until they were almost at the bottom. She shrugged it off. Kaitlyn had been Liam's PA at the gallery for years. They were close. Ian came straight over to give her a hug.
    “Gina! I hope this resort we're staying at is civilized. It feels like we've come to the ends of the earth to find you. We must've flown over at least seven mountain ranges and nothing that looked big enough to even call a town since Denver.”
    She laughed and hugged him back. “Don't worry. It may be a little more isolated than you're used to, but Chico is very civilized—and they have a great wine cellar. You'll be fine.”
    Ian laughed as he let her go. “Glad to hear it.”
    Liam put his hands on her shoulders and pecked her lips. “Well, we're here. I'm not sure what your plea for help was all about, but we came to the rescue.”
    No hug. No good to see you. Or I've missed you. And we not I came to the rescue. Gina smiled to cover her disappointment.
    “Hi.” Kaitlyn smiled.
    “Thanks for coming,” said Gina, even though she wasn't at all glad that Kaitlyn was here.
    A little over an hour later, Gina pulled up in front of the lobby at the resort. “Shall we meet you in the bar once we're all checked in?” asked Liam.
    Gina looked at him. Was he serious? He was going to let her go park the car while he and his friends went and got settled in their rooms? He didn't want her to come with him? Didn't want a moment alone with her? “Sure,” she replied.
    Liam climbed out and helped Kaitlyn down from the truck. Ian seemed to understand. He ruffled her hair as he climbed out himself. “You know what he's like, Gina. He's just doing what he thinks is going to be most efficient.”
    Gina smiled at him. “I know. I wish he could show a little more interest in me than in efficiency sometimes.”
    Ian shrugged. “He is what he is. We all know that.” He grabbed his bag and closed the door before hurrying to catch up with the others.
    Gina drove around the lot looking for a place to park. It looked like it was going to be a busy weekend, judging by the lack of empty spaces. She eventually found one and parked up. She was making her way back to the lobby when she saw a very familiar red Tundra coming towards her. Shane!
    She stood still, blocking his way and he flashed his lights and revved his engine at her. She laughed and folded her arms, refusing to move. She laughed even harder when he started flashing his headlights in Morse code. Blinking S.O.S. at her. She stepped to the side and he pulled up next to her, rolling his window down.
    “You know what that was about, right?” he asked.
    “Of course I do!” They'd learned Morse code together when they were ten years old. “Save our souls.”
    “Nope.” Shane laughed. “Scoot over sister!”
    Gina laughed with him. He felt more like a brother than a